Cyber threat intelligence tools

Here we reproduce Mr. Ilves speech in its entirety.''The digital era, with all of its benefits, has profoundly changed the security environment of liberal democracies. We face potential destruction of national infrastructures and militaries in ways unimaginable a quarter of a century ago. These new threats can affect anyone. Just one Russian cyber-operation, APT28 or 'Fancy Bear,' has so far attacked the servers of ministries, political parties, candidates and think tanks in the US, Germany, the Netherlands Sweden, Ukraine, Italy, and France and indeed even the servers of the International Association of Athletics Federations responsible for anti-doping monitoring. Yet APT28 is but one of numerous groups from Russia alone. Nor is Russia the only authoritarian government seeking to increase its advantage through cyber operations. It is also clear that Iran has carried out its own offensive cyber-operations. Chinese groups, primarily those affiliated with the People's Liberation Army, … [Read more...] about Ilves at CyCon 2018: ‘Cyber NATO’ coalition of liberal democracies needed

If there’s one person you are going to take seriously when you are warned of the potential impact of cybercrime, then it’s the former boss of GCHQ, the UK intelligence and cyber agency. Robert Hannigan, who served as director from 2014 until last year, has unrivalled insight into the challenges facing the whole of the UK, including government and businesses of all shapes and sizes. And he’s no doubt sworn to secrecy over most of it. Now, using his expertise in the private sector, the 53-year-old shared some of his experiences at the recent IP EXPO at Manchester Central. “Most of my career, including now in the private sector, I have been with organisations or clients who are either really worried about cyber security, as they should be, or recovering from an attack,” Hannigan said. “The last thing you say to them that ‘it is exciting’, but to a lot of people in here and the wider industry, it is. Not just because of the commercial … [Read more...] about Former spy boss urges bosses to recruit cyber security experts from within

AS relations between the UK and Russia have nosedived following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury we’ve already seen the expulsion of diplomats on both sides. The UK, which has held the Kremlin responsible for the attack involving the nerve agent Novichok, is also attempting to freeze the assets of wealthy Russian oligarchs living a life of luxury in London. All of this raises the prospect of a new Cold War and while actual military conflict appears unlikely, a so-called ‘Cyber war’ could be more of a reality. That’s according to Professor Alastair Irons, Dean of Computer Science at Sunderland University, who knows more than most what this could entail. “As dependency on digital infrastructure increases then the impact of potential exploits on those vulnerabilities increases,” he explains. “So therefore Cyber war is a very real threat, with the UK under constant threat of attack.” … [Read more...] about Cyber war with Russia and other rogue states is a ‘very real threat’, warns professor and computer security expert

Last week, leader­s of US intell­igence agenci­es warned that Russia will try to interf­ere in the 2018 midter­m electi­ons 0SHARES Share Tweet Email US Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends the National Sheriffs Association Winter Conference in Washington, US, February 12, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced he would create a task force to examine how his Justice Department can better combat global cyber threats, including efforts to interfere with elections or damage critical infrastructure. Last week, leaders of US intelligence agencies warned that Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections in November and said the United States was “under attack.” The Justice Department will have until the end of June to report its findings, according to a memorandum Sessions signed on Friday but released on Tuesday. UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare “The internet has given … [Read more...] about Sessions forms US cyber task force after election warnings

The new unit is bettin­g on the premis­e that machin­e learni­ng softwa­re can analyz­e massiv­e stores of data 0SHARES Share Tweet Email Astro Teller, who oversees Google[x], speaks at the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive, film and music conference in Austin, Texas March 17, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS Alphabet launched a new business unit on Wednesday that will sell cybersecurity software to Fortune 500 companies, the latest move by the parent of Google to become a big player in corporate computing. The new unit, dubbed Chronicle, is betting on the premise that machine learning software, a type of artificial intelligence, can sift and analyze massive stores of data to detect cyber threats more quickly and precisely than is possible with traditional methods. Stephen Gillett, chief executive of Chronicle and a former top official at the cyber firm Symantec Corp, said access to Google’s expertise in automated data analysis would give the … [Read more...] about Alphabet unveils business unit devoted to cyber security